Continuous glucose monitors and virtual care in high-risk, racial and ethnic minority populations : Toward promoting health equity

Copyright © 2023 Vrany, Hill-Briggs, Ephraim, Myers, Garnica and Fitzpatrick..

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have become an important tool to aid self-management of blood glucose for many patients with diabetes in the U.S., and the benefits of CGM use are well-documented. However, disparities in CGM use exist, with lower use in certain marginalized racial and ethnic groups. CGM may be an important and underutilized tool to help reduce inequities. Evidence supporting the use of CGMs as a part of virtual care is discussed, with an emphasis on designing virtual diabetes care programs to promote health equity. Recommendations for clinical practice and research are presented. In clinical practice, CGM should be an option for all people with diabetes who qualify based on clinical practice guidelines, regardless of race, ethnicity, or other individual characteristics. Future research should characterize the use of, benefit from, and preferences for CGM among individuals from racial and ethnic groups to guide interventions at the health system, clinic, provider, and patient levels to promote equitable, evidence-based, and guideline-directed CGM use in marginalized racial and ethnic groups with diabetes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in endocrinology - 14(2023) vom: 17., Seite 1083145

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vrany, Elizabeth A [VerfasserIn]
Hill-Briggs, Felicia [VerfasserIn]
Ephraim, Patti L [VerfasserIn]
Myers, Alyson K [VerfasserIn]
Garnica, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Fitzpatrick, Stephanie L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood Glucose
Continuous glucose monitor (CGM)
Diabetes
Disparities
Journal Article
Race & ethnicity
Virtual care

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Date Completed 13.02.2023

Date Revised 23.05.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fendo.2023.1083145

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352709790